First it was the meltdown in front of thousands of people. Then came the apology, which was focused on the level of stress Nathan Williams has endured since starting to tour extensively in February. Now comes the solution (or one solution we should say).
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As reported last Friday, Nathan Williams and drummer Ryan Ulsh stumbled their way through a cut-short Wavves set at the Primavera Sound Festival that included an intraband meltdown, shoe tossing, boos and passive aggressive audience taunting. Later that evening, Williams apologized via his Ghost Ramp, citing copious amounts of alcohol, sedatives and touring as the culprit.
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Pitchfork’s Ryan Schreiber posted his account this morning of last night’s Wavves debacle at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona. According to the website’s founder, Nathan Williams and drummer Ryan Ulsh stumbled their way through a cut-short set that included an intraband meltdown, shoe tossing, boos and passive aggressive audience taunting.
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Keeping with our Crystal theme today, here’s the newest video from Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts, who remain one of our favorite bands of the recent garage revival. Where some have gone for total punk, while others have gone psych, and we can’t forget the pop, the Stilts seamlessly can blend them all for a mixture you can still groove to without any of the guilt.
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The indie world is amok with affluent white kids who wear loafers and v-necks, which is in stark contrast to the recent implosion of extroverted diy hipsters that now fill the air-Wavves with lo-fi, three-chord pop songs. This is why a band like White Rabbits — who are more authentic than affluent and more intro- than extroverted — stands just outside and above both cliches. So in honor of the release of their sophomore LP It’s Frightening today on TBD Records, here is the video for the lead single “Percussion Gun” directed by Andrew Droz Palermo.
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